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SAUTEE NACOOCHEE
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Highway 255, P.O.Box 460
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
photo by David Greear
Museum Hours:
Mon–Sat, 10–5
Sun 1–5
No Admission Charge
Handicapped Parking
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AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS PARLOR
One room of The History Museum is reserved for exhibits that change two or three times yearly. A new echibit has been opened for the Holidays. It is titled "An Old Fashioned Christmas Parlor." The display depicts what a Parlor would have looked like during the period 1870 to 1930. In the Parlor you will find a warm fireplace, a music corner, and a very large Christmas Tree with toys underneath. Mom's loom sits in one corner along with her spinning wheel and her finished quilt still rests on the frame. A lot of reading material is scattered on a table which includes a 1902 Sears Catalog, ready for dreaming.
Enjoy the handmade ornaments on the tree and the beautiful angel high up on the branches. Spend a few moments remembering a time of our past when things in life were simple. Life was hard then and the Christmas season became a time of peace and enjoyment for the whole family.
The History Museum also has openings for volunteers to staff the
Museum on weekends. You only need to be present for a 3.5 hour shift
one weekend each month. A phone call to Sam Schultz at 770-380-7414
will get you started. No experience necessary, only the desire to meet and
greet visitors! |
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We welcome visitors to our History Museum where they will share some of the rich history of our beloved Sautee and Nacoochee Valleys. Numerous artifacts on display have been recovered from the area and preserved for future generations.
Your walk through history begins with the earliest inhabitants of the valleys, the Cherokee Indians. Names of the 62 white families who came across the Southern Appalachians from North Carolina to settle the valleys are listed. With them came slaves, descendants of whom still live nearby, continuing their influence through many generations.
The discovery of gold in 1828 on Dukes Creek at the upper end of Nacoochee valley is documented, as well as the tools used for its mining. As gold played out, railroading, the lumber industry, and asbestos mining grew in the Helen area. There is so much more to see than just pictures and graphs. There are exhibits in smaller scale, and even a small model of a Shay locomotive that actually works. |
